Easel



Dec. 11, 1923. 1,476,891

H. F. JACKSON EASEL Filed March 8. 1922 1%11Myw, y.'

Patented Dec. 11, 1923.

UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE'.

EASEL.

Application led March 8, 1922. Serial No. 542,086.

To all whom i may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY F. JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, residino` at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and Sotate of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Easels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates more particularly to easels for use in connection with the display of some object, such as a picture, pictorial illustration, print or advertising matter.

The objects of the invention are to provide an easel which may be compactly shipped with the picture or the like; to provide such an easel made of metal; to utilize a strip of metal; to avoid movable parts; to secure simplicity of construction and operation, economy and strength of manufacture; and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals of reference indcate similar parts throughout the several views:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the easel in use:

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the rear leg on line 2--2 of Fig. l.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral l indicates in general the easel of my improved construction adapted to support a card, picture, or other object 2, hereafter referred to as a picture for the sake of brevity. The easel l preferably includes front and rear legs 3, il, respectively, of substantially the same length and formed of an integral strip of metal which is bent or doubled transversely upon itself at about its middle as designated by reference numeral 5.

At the lower end of the front leg, the metal comprising the same is turned forwardly upward upon itself in slightly spaced relation to the body portion of said leg, and lipped outwardly at its upper edge, thereby providing a picture engaging grip 6. Preferably this grip 6 is arranged to resiliently press against the picture in 0rder to frictionally retain the picture and easel assembled. It is to be understood that the picture engages flatwise against the front leg 3, resting against the same for support, and that in use the rear leg 4L is swung rearwardly as shown in Figure l to provide a prop for the front leg 8 and picture 2.

In order to obtain greater stability of the easel in use, I preferably provide a foot 7 at the bottom of the rear leg 4. As one construction for said foot, I have shown the same formed from a stripy of metal doubled longitudinally and arranged transversely at the bottom of leg 4. The end of said leg is inserted between the doubled portions of said foot which thereby clamps the parts together. Rigidity of construction is obtained by punch-pricking the interengaging parts of the leg and foot, as at 8, thereby both preventing separation of said parts or wabbling of one with respect to the other.

In use, the easel may be attached to the picture by inserting said picture at its lower edge behind the grip 6. If this attachment is done before the picture is delivered, the legs of the easel may be swung together and the picture and easel placed in an envelop. This obviously is very advantageous, especially where the picture is of an advertising nature, as the same is delivered very cheaply and arrives to the customer all ready to be set up on his counter, in his show window or elsewhere merely by swinging or bendingthe legs apart.

Obviously detail changes and modifications may be made in the construction or use of my invention, and I do not wish to be understood as restricting myself to the exact construction shown except as set forth in the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, I claim l. An easel comprising a strip of resilient sheet metal bent into substantially V form, having the end of one leg turned outwardly and back upon the leg to constitute therewith ay grip and a Second strip of sheet metal bent upon itsellI to embrace the end of the other legand constitute a lateral 5 Support Substantially as Specified.

In an easel having a. leg, a transverse footl'or said leg comprising a Strip of material bent longitudinally upon itself and engaging on opposite sides of said leg, the interenguging parts of Suid leg und foot 10 being pu1iel1-pricked 'for Securing the same together and preventing Wnbbling.

In `testimonywhereof l :lllix my signature.

HARVEY l?. J ACKSON. 

